English Explanatory Dictionary

threadfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cutlassfish (Trichiuridae).
  2. Any of the genus Alectis of fish, noted for their filamentous anal and dorsal fins.

Word forms

threadfish threadfishes

Etymology

From thread + fish.

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